... Pittsburgh Steelers will face off at Paul Brown Stadium in the first of their two regular season matchups.  This rivalry along the Ohio River has been physical, dramatic, emotional, and, well, lopsided.

The 2009 edition of the Bengals-Steelers rivalry made me take a step back and think about what kind of rivalry this really is.

Of course, this rivalry has to do with the fact they have been in the same hard-hitting, cutthroat division (AFC Central, and then the current AFC North) since 1970.  The Steelers owned the '70s.  The Bengals owned the '80s.  And the Steelers have owned everything since, including the one playoff matchup in 2006.

Bengals fans hate the Steelers.  They are dirty, they are lucky...

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